Engineering Lead – Platforms and Integration

SEC Victoria; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

SEC Victoria is seeking an experienced engineering leader to shape secure, scalable technology solutions for our rapidly growing energy portfolio in Victoria. You will guide architecture, mentor engineers, and oversee cloud, API and SCADA integrations while remaining hands-on in design reviews and prototyping.

Based in Melbourne with hybrid work options across Melbourne CBD and Morwell, the role offers the chance to influence Victoria's energy future through robust engineering practices and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing, building and operating production software with technical leadership.
• Strong full-stack capability across frontend and backend, code reviews and design.
• Deep expertise in cloud, integration and platform engineering including CI/CD and IaC.

Responsibilities

• Partner with architects, product owners, engineers to shape secure, scalable tech solutions.
• Set technical direction, mentor engineers and govern engineering practices.
• Oversee delivery of applications, APIs, cloud services and SCADA integrations.
• Maintain security, reliability and long-term maintainability of systems.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Cloud & APIs

Engineering leadership

Tools

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

IaC

Job description

Join an organisation who's making a real difference to Victoria's energy future. SEC's passionate people are working to support the transition to renewable energy and delivering affordable, reliable, renewable energy for all Victorians.

We offer hybrid working with offices in Melbourne's CBD and Morwell.

What your day could look like

Each day, you'll partner with architects, product owners, engineers and operational stakeholders to shape and deliver secure, scalable technology solutions that support SEC's renewable energy ambitions. Through technical leadership, team development & engineering governance, you'll set technical direction, guide and mentor engineers, make key design decisions, manage technical risks and ensure solutions meet agreed standards for security, reliability, scalability and long-term maintainability. Remaining hands-on, you'll contribute to design reviews, prototyping and complex problem-solving while fostering a high-performing engineering culture.

You'll drive engineering delivery & stakeholder collaboration by coordinating priorities, removing delivery obstacles and working closely with stakeholders to ensure technical outcomes align with business needs. Across platform, integration & cloud solutions, you'll oversee the development of applications, APIs, cloud services and SCADA telemetry integrations, ensuring critical data and digital services are resilient, secure and operationally effective as SEC continues to scale its renewable energy portfolio.

What you need to be successful

To succeed in this role, you'll bring a blend of deep technical expertise, hands-on engineering capability and people leadership experience. You'll be comfortable balancing strategic thinking with practical delivery, working across cloud platforms, applications and integrations while guiding engineers, influencing stakeholders and ensuring solutions remain secure, scalable and fit for purpose.

• Extensive experience designing, building and operating production software, with proven responsibility for technical direction, engineering delivery and establishing effective engineering practices within complex or growing technology environments.
• Strong full stack engineering and leadership capability, including recent hands-on experience across frontend and backend development, code reviews, solution design and data handling, alongside a demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, establish standards and make sound technical decisions.
• Deep expertise in cloud, integration and platform engineering, with experience across AWS and/or Azure, enterprise APIs and integrations, distributed systems, modern CI/CD practices, infrastructure as code, security controls and the resolution of complex production issues.

Highly desirable:

• Experience supporting integrations for, industrial telemetry, SCADA, historian or edge gateway integrations, with an understanding of time-series data quality, buffering, replay and recovery from connectivity interruptions.
• Familiarity with Operational Technology (OT) environments, including protocols such as OPC UA or MQTT, and experience supporting renewable energy assets or other operationally critical infrastructure environments.

What is it like to work at SEC?

Join a team of passionate, purpose-driven people who care about the work they do and the people they work with. At SEC, our collaborative and inclusive culture means you'll enjoy working beside people who celebrate each other's achievements. You'll also do meaningful work, build great relationships, and help shape Victoria's energy future.

We offer flexible working options designed to support individual circumstances. To find more about our purpose and what it's like to work at SEC, visit us on LinkedIn or our website(secvictoria.com.au).

How to apply

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are also deeply committed to building an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and people with disability, people from the LGBTIQ community, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. We strive to create a respectful and collaborative workplace culture that allows all employees to thrive.

Other important information:

• You must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid work permit to be eligible to apply.
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